9th Batumi Int.Festival (Open-A)
SwissStandard
62 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 30 Jul 2025 to 07 Aug 2025 in Batumi, Georgia. 59 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2419, and top seed was Giga Quparadze (🇬🇪 GEO, GM, 2526).
Robert Piliposyan (🇦🇲 ARM, IM, 2415) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Seyed Abolfazl Moosavifar (7.0) and Radin Yadegar (6.5). Piliposyan shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Zhanni Lazhevskaya (WFM, 1942) beat Abolfazl Khanipour (FM, 2242), a +300-point gap.
Location
🇬🇪Batumi, Georgia
Dates
30 Jul 2025 → 07 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 59
GM×4
IM×15
FM×24
CM×3
WGM×1
WIM×7
WFM×5
Federations · 8 represented
🇬🇪Georgia×20
🇮🇷Iran×10
🇦🇲Armenia×7
FIDE (no federation)×7
🇦🇿Azerbaijan×6
🇮🇳India×3
🇷🇺Russia×2
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×2
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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7
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Piliposyan7Moosavifar7Shapiro6.5Kopylov6.5Yadegar6.5Quparadze6— ex-leaders:Lortkipanidzeled R3, #11
R7 · LEADER CHANGE05 Aug
IM Robert Piliposyan takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 7.0/9. Piliposyan takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (45.5).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
IM Robert Piliposyan 3 wins (R2–R4)FM Seyed Abolfazl Moosavifar 3 wins (R7–R9)FM David Shapiro 4 wins (R3–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMRobert Piliposyan | * | — | 1 | ½ |
| 2FMSeyed Abolfazl Moosavifar | — | * | — | — |
| 3FMDavid Shapiro | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4IMAlexander A. Kopylov | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piliposyan, RobertIM | 2415 | ARM | =39N | +23B | +22N | +9B | =3N | +17B | +5N | =7B | =4N | 7.0 | 45.5 | 49.5 | 38.00 | 2559 | +15.7 |
| 2 | Moosavifar, Seyed AbolfazlFM | 2303 | IRI | +50B | −14B | +53N | +58N | =21B | =12N | +34B | +6N | +3B | 7.0 | 38.0 | 39.5 | 29.00 | 2538 | +55.2 |
| 3 | Yadegar, RadinIM | 2388 | IRI | =23N | +39B | +36N | +14B | =1B | =6N | +16B | +17N | −2N | 6.5 | 44.5 | 48.5 | 32.75 | 2503 | +14.0 |
| 4 | Kopylov, Alexander A.IM | 2375 | FID | +46N | =36B | +28B | =21N | =12B | =13N | +15B | +19N | =1B | 6.5 | 41.5 | 45.0 | 31.75 | 2459 | +10.3 |
| 5 | Shapiro, DavidFM | 2375 | RUS | +55B | −18N | +38B | +37N | +54B | +21N | −1B | =13N | +12B | 6.5 | 38.0 | 40.5 | 25.75 | 2447 | +9.0 |
| 6 | Quparadze, GigaGM | 2526 | GEO | −19N | +33B | +27N | +25B | +9N | =3B | =7N | −2B | +13B | 6.0 | 45.0 | 49.5 | 31.25 | 2431 | -9.7 |
| 7 | Benidze, DavitGM | 2395 | GEO | +38B | +30N | =13B | =12N | +44B | =16N | =6B | =1N | =8N | 6.0 | 44.0 | 47.5 | 29.75 | 2469 | +8.8 |
| 8 | Maghalashvili, DavitGM | 2417 | GEO | +26B | =44N | +18B | −13N | =10B | +54N | =12B | +16N | =7B | 6.0 | 41.5 | 44.0 | 28.00 | 2419 | +0.1 |
| 9 | Lortkipanidze, NodarIM | 2359 | GEO | +43B | +35N | +34B | −1N | −6B | −15N | +27B | +24N | +17B | 6.0 | 40.5 | 44.5 | 26.00 | 2455 | +11.7 |
| 10 | Teimouri Yadkuri, ShahdadFM | 2267 | IRI | =37B | =15N | =35B | +26B | =8N | +45N | −17B | +34N | +19B | 6.0 | 38.0 | 41.5 | 26.75 | 2387 | +58.0 |
| 11 | Aliyev, RavanIM | 2389 | AZE | =15B | +59N | =44B | −16N | +46B | +38N | −13B | +25N | +18B | 6.0 | 37.0 | 38.5 | 23.00 | 2381 | -2.4 |
| 12 | Nigalidze, GaiozIM | 2368 | GEO | +33N | +19B | =14N | =7B | =4N | =2B | =8N | +20B | −5N | 5.5 | 47.5 | 52.0 | 30.00 | 2408 | +5.4 |
| 13 | Makoveev, IlyaFM | 2310 | FID | +41N | +49B | =7N | +8B | −17N | =4B | +11N | =5B | −6N | 5.5 | 46.0 | 49.0 | 28.50 | 2422 | +28.6 |
| 14 | Shanava, KonstantineGM | 2455 | GEO | +27B | +2N | =12B | −3N | −16B | +55N | +36B | =18N | =15B | 5.5 | 43.5 | 46.0 | 26.00 | 2354 | -10.8 |
| 15 | Hakobyan, MenuaFM | 2216 | ARM | =11N | =10B | −16N | +52B | +49N | +9B | −4N | +22B | =14N | 5.5 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 25.25 | 2399 | +84.7 |
| 16 | Saravana, Krishnan P.IM | 2270 | IND | +45B | −34N | +15B | +11B | +14N | =7B | −3N | −8B | +54N | 5.5 | 43.0 | 45.5 | 26.00 | 2420 | +36.8 |
| 17 | kiladze, LukaFM | 2383 | GEO | +40B | =28N | =37B | +18N | +13B | −1N | +10N | −3B | −9N | 5.0 | 44.5 | 48.5 | 24.75 | 2327 | -13.0 |
| 18 | Mohammadi, MelikaWIM | 2244 | IRI | +62N | +5B | −8N | −17B | =20N | +39B | +35N | =14B | −11N | 5.0 | 42.0 | 43.0 | 20.75 | 2337 | +45.2 |
| 19 | Khanipour, AbolfazlFM | 2242 | IRI | +6B | −12N | −58B | +31N | +37B | +24N | +44B | −4B | −10N | 5.0 | 40.5 | 42.0 | 22.50 | 2315 | +35.2 |
| 20 | Fedosov, AlexanderFM | 2193 | FID | =22B | =42N | =29B | +28N | =18B | =44N | +21B | −12N | =40B | 5.0 | 36.5 | 40.0 | 21.75 | 2334 | +67.2 |
| 21 | Mammadov, SadigIM | 2395 | AZE | +51N | +54B | =25N | =4B | =2N | −5B | −20N | +32B | F | 4.5 | 41.5 | 44.0 | 19.00 | 2327 | -7.0 |
| 22 | Sharipov, DavronFM | 2331 | UZB | =20N | +56B | −1B | =23N | −45B | +46N | +38B | −15N | =29B | 4.5 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 17.00 | 2218 | -27.0 |
| 23 | Yeremyan, AlenFM | 2215 | ARM | =3B | −1N | +48B | =22B | −34N | +58N | =42B | +44N | F | 4.5 | 37.5 | 39.0 | 16.00 | 2315 | +22.6 |
| 24 | Pogosyan, StefanIM | 2381 | ARM | −35N | +43B | =26N | +49B | =36N | −19B | +28N | −9B | =30N | 4.5 | 36.5 | 39.5 | 18.00 | 2223 | -18.3 |
| 25 | Safarov, DenielFM | 2318 | GEO | +31B | +58N | =21B | −6N | −35N | =36B | +51N | −11B | =26N | 4.5 | 36.5 | 38.0 | 15.50 | 2258 | -12.6 |
| 26 | Ghevondyan, ArmanCM | 2229 | ARM | −8N | +61B | =24B | −10N | =29B | −31N | +50B | +48N | =25B | 4.5 | 36.5 | 37.5 | 14.25 | 2243 | +2.8 |
| 27 | Li, HongFM | 2238 | CHN | −14N | +41B | −6B | =50N | +56B | =30B | −9N | =45N | +47B | 4.5 | 36.0 | 38.5 | 15.50 | 2251 | +1.6 |
| 28 | Shamatava, NikoloziFM | 2246 | GEO | +60B | =17B | −4N | −20B | +59N | +47N | −24B | −31N | +37B | 4.5 | 34.5 | 35.5 | 12.50 | 2217 | -7.0 |
| 29 | Zhauynbay AldiyarFM | 2253 | KAZ | −49N | +31B | =20N | −35B | =26N | −40B | +57N | +51B | =22N | 4.5 | 32.5 | 35.0 | 17.00 | 2177 | -17.4 |
| 30 | Prokhorov, AlekseyFM | 2262 | FID | +47N | −7B | −49N | =55B | +58B | =27N | =31B | =36N | =24B | 4.5 | 32.5 | 34.0 | 15.00 | 2192 | -15.4 |
| 31 | Campos, Maria JoseWIM | 2174 | ARG | −25N | −29N | +60B | −19B | +62N | +26B | =30N | +28B | F | 4.5 | 32.5 | 33.5 | 13.25 | 2239 | +15.0 |
| 32 | Kviriashvili, Ioseb | 2230 | GEO | −34B | −50N | =62N | +48B | −55N | +56B | +45B | −21N | +44B | 4.5 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 13.50 | 2201 | -6.8 |
| 33 | Shapovalovi, Vasiko | 2200 | GEO | −12B | −6N | −61B | =41N | −53N | +60B | +59B | +55N | +45B | 4.5 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 10.50 | 2218 | +5.3 |
| 34 | Daghli, ArashIM | 2430 | IRI | +32N | +16B | −9N | F | +23B | +35B | −2N | −10B | F | 4.0 | 42.0 | 44.5 | 18.50 | 2315 | -10.1 |
| 35 | Shalamberidze, AkakiIM | 2208 | GEO | +24B | −9B | =10N | +29N | +25B | −34N | −18B | =42N | F | 4.0 | 38.5 | 42.5 | 18.50 | 2315 | +11.3 |
| 36 | Chubakov, SultanFM | 2242 | KGZ | +57B | =4N | −3B | +56N | =24B | =25N | −14N | =30B | F | 4.0 | 38.5 | 41.0 | 15.00 | 2284 | +9.4 |
| 37 | Samimi, ArminFM | 2116 | IRI | =10N | +52B | =17N | −5B | −19N | −53B | +43N | +39B | −28N | 4.0 | 38.0 | 41.0 | 16.50 | 2236 | +55.2 |
| 38 | Mgeladze, KesariaWIM | 2226 | GEO | −7N | +45B | −5N | +62B | +40N | −11B | −22N | −41B | +49N | 4.0 | 37.5 | 38.5 | 11.50 | 2184 | -19.2 |
| 39 | Plotnikov, BorisFM | 2227 | RUS | =1B | −3N | =55B | +61N | =47B | −18N | =48B | −37N | +50B | 4.0 | 35.0 | 36.0 | 12.25 | 2162 | -29.6 |
| 40 | Bayramov, ZaurFM | 2213 | AZE | −17N | +47B | +42B | −44N | −38B | +29N | =54B | F | =20N | 4.0 | 33.0 | 35.5 | 15.75 | 2249 | +7.6 |
| 41 | Khachatryan, AnnaWFM | 2169 | ARM | −13B | −27N | −45N | =33B | =43N | F | +58B | +38N | +42B | 4.0 | 31.5 | 32.5 | 13.75 | 2184 | +3.8 |
| 42 | Morchiashvili, BachanaIM | 2267 | GEO | =56N | =20B | −40N | −46N | +57B | +49B | =23N | =35B | −41N | 4.0 | 30.5 | 33.0 | 13.50 | 2107 | -18.6 |
| 43 | Mikadze, MirandaWGM | 2174 | GEO | −9N | −24N | −47B | =60N | =41B | +59N | −37B | +58B | +51N | 4.0 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 8.50 | 2126 | -11.2 |
| 44 | Orujov, FaridFM | 2303 | AZE | +61N | =8B | =11N | +40B | −7N | =20B | −19N | −23B | −32N | 3.5 | 41.0 | 42.0 | 13.50 | 2190 | -27.6 |
| 45 | Karimi, SetayeshWFM | 2118 | IRI | −16N | −38N | +41B | +51B | +22N | −10B | −32N | =27B | −33N | 3.5 | 37.5 | 40.5 | 13.75 | 2159 | +18.0 |
| 46 | Phatak Aanjaneya | 2206 | IND | −4B | =57N | =52N | +42B | −11N | −22B | +49N | F | =48B | 3.5 | 34.5 | 37.0 | 11.50 | 2191 | -4.2 |
| 47 | Kakavand, RamtinFM | 2106 | IRI | −30B | −40N | +43N | +53B | =39N | −28B | +55B | F | −27N | 3.5 | 31.0 | 33.5 | 11.50 | 2179 | +30.4 |
| 48 | Sachi JainWFM | 2101 | IND | −54N | =51B | −23N | −32N | +60B | +52B | =39N | −26B | =46N | 3.5 | 29.5 | 30.5 | 9.25 | 2140 | +15.2 |
| 49 | Vakhania, AleksandraWIM | 2049 | GEO | +29B | −13N | +30B | −24N | −15B | −42N | −46B | +57N | −38B | 3.0 | 36.0 | 38.5 | 11.50 | 2108 | +11.4 |
| 50 | Ismayil, MalakWIM | 2144 | AZE | −2N | +32B | −54N | =27B | =52N | −51B | −26N | +56B | −39N | 3.0 | 33.0 | 35.5 | 10.75 | 2119 | -6.2 |
| 51 | Chkhaidze, NikolozFM | 2219 | GEO | −21B | =48N | =57B | −45N | +61B | +50N | −25B | −29N | −43B | 3.0 | 30.0 | 31.0 | 7.00 | 2055 | -39.2 |
| 52 | Sichinava, RomanIM | 2376 | GEO | =59B | −37N | =46B | −15N | =50B | −48N | −56N | +61B | =60N | 3.0 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 5.50 | 2015 | -41.1 |
| 53 | Karatorossian, DavidIM | 2217 | ARM | F | +60N | −2B | −47N | +33B | +37N | F | F | F | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 9.50 | 2221 | +0.5 |
| 54 | Levitan, TalFM | 2257 | ISR | +48B | −21N | +50B | F | −5N | −8B | =40N | F | −16B | 2.5 | 37.5 | 40.5 | 8.50 | 2172 | -16.8 |
| 55 | Gurbanov, IsmayilCM | 2202 | AZE | −5N | =62B | =39N | =30N | +32B | −14B | −47N | −33B | F | 2.5 | 35.5 | 36.5 | 9.25 | 2091 | -24.0 |
| 56 | Khafizova, DianaWIM | 2117 | FID | =42B | −22N | +59B | −36B | −27N | −32N | +52B | −50N | F | 2.5 | 30.0 | 31.5 | 6.50 | 2114 | -2.8 |
| 57 | Chetverik, MaximIM | 1980 | FID | −36N | =46B | =51N | −59B | −42N | +61N | −29B | −49B | =58N | 2.5 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 5.00 | 2003 | +1.2 |
| 58 | Lazhevskaya, ZhanniWFM | 1942 | FID | F | −25B | +19N | −2B | −30N | −23B | −41N | −43N | =57B | 1.5 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 6.25 | 1957 | -0.2 |
| 59 | Bahmani, KooroshCM | 2207 | IRI | =52N | −11B | −56N | +57N | −28B | −43B | −33N | F | F | 1.5 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 4.00 | 1982 | -78.4 |
| 60 | Tsetskhladze, MariamWFM | 2019 | GEO | −28N | −53B | −31N | =43B | −48N | −33N | F | F | =52B | 1.0 | 28.5 | 29.5 | 3.50 | 1904 | -30.8 |
| 61 | Zhauynbay, AlimzhanFM | 2132 | KAZ | −44B | −26N | +33N | −39B | −51N | −57B | F | −52N | F | 1.0 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 4.50 | 1910 | -68.4 |
| 62 | Datuashvili, NonaWIM | 2001 | GEO | −18B | =55N | =32B | −38N | −31B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 3.50 | 1975 | -2.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Hakobyan, MenuaFMARM+84.75.5 pts · #15
- 2Fedosov, AlexanderFMFID+67.25.0 pts · #20
- 3Teimouri Yadkuri, ShahdadFMIRI+58.06.0 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Bahmani, KooroshCMIRI-78.41.5 pts · #59
- 2Zhauynbay, AlimzhanFMKAZ-68.41.0 pts · #61
- 3Sichinava, RomanIMGEO-41.13.0 pts · #50
Biggest upsets
- R3+300 Elo gap
- R1+284 Elo gap
- R6+275 Elo gap